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The Washington County Commanders took their second win of the season Monday night when they defeated the Burgin Bulldogs (0-4) 88-54. The win came after they fell to the Adair County Indians 92-70 in their second official game of the season on Dec. 3. The Indians (3-0) had come off two fresh wins where they defeated the Green County Dragons (0-2) in a decisive 94-75 win and the Cumberland County Panthers (1-2) 59-53.

According to Commander Head Coach Bernard Smalley, the Commanders didn’t come out ready to play.

The Washington County Commanderettes (2-2) tasted victory for the first time this season when they took out the Henry County Ladycats (0-4) 47-37 over the on Dec. 3 and the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (0-3) 53-20 on Monday night. The victories came after the Commanderettes were beat 64-25 by the Taylor County Lady Cardinals (3-0) in a rough rouser on Dec. 2.

According to Commanderette Head Coach Lena Bramblett, the win was a big morale booster for the young team.

Washington County head football coach Eric Sagrecy said last week that if there was a better team out there than Christian Academy of Louisville, he would hate to have to play them.

Sagrecy’s Commanders (3-9) got a full dose of exactly what he was talking about in Friday’s second-round playoff game on CAL’s home field in Louisville, and it ended in a 42-0 season-ending loss for Washington County.

Beating a team three times in a row is not an easy task, and the Washington County Commanderette volleyball squad learned that lesson in the opening round of 19th District Tournament play.

After having beaten Bardstown (23-10, 6-4) twice this season, both coming within the past calendar month, Washington County (19-13, 5-5) coach John Rogers knew his team would have to be up for a tough match.

Washington County head volleyball coach John Rogers wanted to see his team enter district tournament play with plenty of momentum, and with a three-match winning streak to end the regular season, that’s exactly what he got. After losing three consecutive matches, the Commanderettes (19-13, 5-3) bounced back strong in their last three, defeating Anderson County, Franklin County and Bardstown.

The Washington County Commanders travelled to play the DeSales Colts this past Friday night, but WC was unable to come out with a win against a perennial Class 2A state championship contender, losing 55-0.

Despite the final outcome, WC head coach Eric Sagrecy said he was pleased with the effort the Commanders (2-6, 1-1) consistently gave throughout the contest and especially in the first half.